The IST has a small executive team responsible for coordinating its activities. These office-bearers are elected by the members through a democratic voting process conducted via electronic voting during the World Congress, which occurs every two years. As established in the current constitution, the elections held during the World Congress are for a two-year term.
IST Council (2024 – 2026)
President: Denise V. Tambourgi (Brazil), email: denise.tambourgi at butantan.gov.br
Treasurer: Fernanda Cardoso (Australia), email: f.cardoso at uq.edu.au
Secretary: Montamas Sutravat (USA), email: montamas.suntravat at tamuk.edu
Council Members
European Section
Chair: Alexander Vassilevski (Russia), email: avas at ibch.ru
Pan-American Section
Chair: Matthew Lewin (USA), email: matt at ophirex.com
Asia-Pacific Section
Chair: Choo Hock Tan (Malaysia), email: tanch at um.edu.my
Africa & Middle East Section
Chair: Tarek Mohamed (Egypt), email: mtarek at wustl.edu
Co-Editors in Chief of Toxicon:
Ray Norton (Australia), email: ray.norton at monash.edu
and
Denise V. Tambourgi, email: denise.tambourgi at butantan.gov.br
Past Presidents of the IST:
2022-2024 Julian White (Australia)
2020-2022 Julian White (Australia)
2019-2020 Kini R Manjunatha (Singapore)
2015-2019 Jay Fox (United States of America)
2012-2015 Alan Harvey (United Kingdom)
2009-2012 P. Gopalakrishnakone (Singapore)
2008-2009 P. Gopalakrishnakone (Singapore)
2006-2008 André Ménez (France) 2006-2008
2003-2006 John Harris (United Kingdom)
2000- 2003 Hervé Rochat (France)
1997-2000 Franc Gubensek (Slovenia)
1994-1997 Charlotte L. Ownby (United States of America)
1991-1994 Gerhard Habermehl (Germany)
1988-1991 Philip Rosenberg (United States of America)
1985-1988 Chen-Yuan Lee (Taiwan)
1982-1985 Gerhard Habermehl (Germany)
1979-1982 Borje Uvnäs (Sweden) 1979-1982
1976-1979 Carlos Ribeiro Diniz (Brazil)
1974-1976 Y. Sawai (Japan)
1972-1974 Heribert Michl (Austria)
1970-1972 Hugh Alistair Reid (United Kingdom)
1968-1970 André de Vries (South Africa)
1966-1968 Sherman A. Minton (United States of America)
1962-1966 Findlay E. Russell (United States of America)